Post by Jolly on Apr 18, 2020 20:45:45 GMT
daw , Nobody has ever been forced or asked to give up their American citizenship when they join the military. There are indeed rules and restrictions on exercising all citizen rights, like free speech since it could lead to disharmony among the troops (mutiny), or the right to keep and bear arms on a military base, but you take an oath to the Constitution upon joining, hardly giving up your citizenship.
One thing I noticed in the video, and I'll admit I couldn't watch the whole thing, was their presentation of an obscure document that was basically a historical record of the SARS virus, but it was presented in such a way as to look like a blueprint for future epidemics.
The gal in the video is the same one who did another video posted here full of careful editing and slanted/misleading explanations of empty waiting rooms and standby medical facilities that weren't being used.
She's got way too much time on her hands.
In our state, NC, the "corona crisis" numbers (cases and deaths) are just now equal to this year flu season numbers, which has been a comparatively mild one. Since I've only heard a few times of short term rises in hospitalized patients during a really severe flu season, I never expected to see any healthcare problems with this virus in our area - and haven't.
Now to that question about military service and citizenship. You may recall I've looked into citizenship issues before and found lots of info from various court cases.
You're right when it comes to the U.S. military - there isn't any issue at all.
However one of the few exceptions when your U.S. citizenship CAN be taken away or self renounced is if you join a foreign military. That may be what the video was talking about. If someone knows for sure they can chime in.
travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/travel-legal-considerations/Advice-about-Possible-Loss-of-US-Nationality-Dual-Nationality/Loss-US-Nationality-and-Foreign-Military-Service.html
1. It's pretty obvious that bigger cities have bigger problems. Close proximity helps virus transmission. Rural areas have less cases.
2. Age of victims. This is where Italy got torched...Older patient population, living with their family, not on their own.
3. Bed utilization. The ability to care for Wuhan Coronavirus patients depends a lot on ICU beds or isolation rooms, which then trickles down to regular rooms with appropriate staff. Not all nurses are ACLS certified, not all can work in an ICU or ED setting. For example, a psych nurse or a pediatric nurse is not who you want manning the front lines of the ED or walking the ICU floors. You will use them if you have to.
4. Duration. Don't compare a few weeks of corona virus infection with the flu season. Two different critters. A) The bad corona virus patients who present to the hospital generally require more resources before they die, (flu resolves or knocks you off pretty quickly) and the flu season spans several months. The aim of flattening the curve has nothing to do with total numbers of patients sick or dying, but everything to do with overwhelming the healthcare system.